The latest news on live theatre across the UK — regional productions, touring shows, and local openings.
National Youth Theatre announced a second wave of 70th anniversary projects, including THE BIG PLAY with playwright Chris Bush, STORYFEST 2026 supported by StudioCanal, and LETTERS TO MY YOUNGER FUTURE SELF at the Royal Festival Hall, backed by Netflix.
More than 700 students from London boroughs and Essex performed in STEP AROUND TOWN, part of the Royal Academy of Dance's Step into Dance programme, the UK's largest inclusive dance programme for secondary school students.
Author John Le Carré famously banned stage versions of his work, and he may well have felt quietly vindicated with his decision having seen David Eldridge's adaptation of his third book, The Spy Who Came In From The Cold.
All new production photos have been released for Dash Arts' new show OUR PUBLIC HOUSE, which will open at Leeds Playhouse ahead of a UK tour.
THE CHASE star Anne Hegerty and panto dame Josiah Eloi are set to appear in JACK AND THE BEANSTALK at Fareham Live, produced by Imagine Theatre.
Pitlochry Festival Theatre announced Henry Filloux-Bennett as Chief Executive and Sam Hardie as Deputy Artistic Director, joining Artistic Director Alan Cumming.
Dance Consortium announced a 13-venue Ireland and UK tour of SÃO PAULO DANCE COMPANY, opening at Dublin's Bord Gáis Energy Theatre.
CSI: CRIME SCENE IMPROVISATION announced performances at Wilton's Music Hall and Edinburgh Festival Fringe, with a 10-person cast performing a fully improvised murder mystery where the audience creates the crime.
East London Shakespeare Festival announced the cast for its outdoor touring production of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, featuring Doctor Who's Kareem Alexander Yousri and Off West End Award-nominee Kalifa Taylor, performing across east London and Kent parks.
It is now a few days since I left Treowen, a gorgeous 17th century Manor House set in the even-more-gorgeous Welsh countryside and I am still processing the experience.
New musical REDCLIFFE will receive its premiere production at Southwark Playhouse Borough from May 22 through July 4, 2026.
Nine Sixtheenths, Paula Varjack's show examining the fallout from the Janet Jackson 'nipplegate' incident, returns for a second London run at Brixton House, performed by four 40+ women with integrated BSL.
Theatre503 announced the cast and creatives for LOVE YOU LONG TIME (ALREADY), the debut play by Vietnamese-American playwright Katie Đỗ, directed by Jennifer Tang, featuring Jon Chew, Tuyen Do, Molly Harris, and Zheng Xi Yong.
Pleasure Dome Theatre announced casting for THE SIGNALMAN, with Gerald Dickens, great-great-grandson of Charles Dickens, leading the cast in a South West tour visiting Heritage Railways and the Landmark Theatre.
The Egg at Theatre Royal Bath announced a disability-led reimagining of THE SECRET GARDEN, adapted by Tom Wentworth and directed by Stephanie Kempson.
The Royal Academy of Dance announced the judges and faculty for THE FONTEYN 2026, with Dame Darcey Bussell, Francesca Hayward, and Kevin O'Hare among those evaluating competitors at London's Coliseum.
2026 marks the first time that Glyndbourne has staged Puccini's Tosca, a devastating opera of love and betrayal.
Baby Broadway will celebrate its 10th anniversary this August with a special one-off Family Sing & Play mini-festival in the heart of Covent Garden.
Auka Productions will stage HOT POT at Playhouse East, following four university friends reuniting at a hot pot restaurant to explore gay identity, friendship, and East Asian perspectives.
AN AUDIENCE WITH BENIDORM, a live UK tour marking the sitcom's 20th anniversary, will feature cast members including Sherrie Hewson sharing behind-the-scenes stories, Q&As, and meet-and-greet opportunities at venues across the country.
Matt Baker will headline BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at Darlington Hippodrome, joined by returning cast members Josh Benson and Jamie Jones for the venue's 2026 pantomime season.
Corn Exchange Newbury will present a summer season including INTOTO Dance, IN A PICKLE CIRCUS, Ballet Cymru's SLEEPING BEAUTY, and Britain's Got Talent winner Richard Jones in THE SOUND OF MAGIC.
Rambert announced IN CRIMSON, a reimagining of Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber's Fugue in Crimson, marking the duo's first UK collaboration and European premiere as part of the centenary programme THIS IS RAMBERT.
Storyhouse has announced full casting for its Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre season, featuring two world premieres: OUTLAWS: A ROBIN HOOD STORY and LET THE SUN SHINE!, alongside a company of ten actors and four trainees.
Woolwich Works announced a new comedy season featuring The Comedy Store, presented by Live Nation, alongside Edinburgh Fringe previews from Sara Barron, Garrett Millerick, and others.
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Blue | Glas The Roses Theatre (11/05-11/05) |
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Trainspotting the Musical Hull New Theatre (11/16-11/21) |
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Count Arthur Strong - And Its Goodnight From Me! Northcott Theatre (5/01-5/01) |
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Count Arthur Strong - And Its Goodnight From Me! The Stables - Milton Keynes (5/14-5/14) |
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Home Alone 2: Lost in New York The Royal Albert Hall (12/12-12/12) |
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Count Arthur Strong - And Its Goodnight From Me! The Fire Station (2/28-2/28) |
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BAT! The Bat Out Of Hell 50th Anniversary Concert Sheffield City Hall Oval Hall (10/06-10/06) |
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National Dance Company Wales - Blue | Glas Sherman Theatre (9/17-9/18) |
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Trainspotting the Musical Leeds Grand Theatre (12/07-12/12) |
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We'll Always Have Paris The White Bear (9/15-10/03) |
